joga

/ˈʒɔ.gɐ/

//ˈʒɔ.gɐ// noun

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The verdict

“joga” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,686. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,686
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - articulação óssea

Corpus desk

Index PT-joga · joga · Portuguese

joga · rank #2,686 · 5 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,686
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jack

Nearest frequency peer: Jack (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “joga”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “joga” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

joga vs joy
50% similar
joga vs jogo
75% similar
joga vs José
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for joga
PropertyValue
Headwordjoga
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʒɔ.gɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,686
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “joga”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jogacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Jack” (#2,685), “house” (#2,684), “herói” (#2,683). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “joga” fica em #2,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around joga (IPA /ˈʒɔ.gɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,686 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for joga, with forms such as "jgoa", "jjoga", and "joag". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "joy", "jogo", "José", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is joga, spelled J-O-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    articulação óssea
  2. 2
    osso do joelho
  3. 3
    pedra luída dos rios
  4. 4
    pedrinha usada em diversos jogos

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how joga appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Lagoa Vermelha e municípios vizinhos: aspectos naturais, história, genealogia, memórias

Synonyms

patelarótula

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jgoa
  • jjoga
  • joag
  • jogga
  • ojga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joga - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jgoa2jjoga1joag2jogga1ojga2
Edit distance from "joga"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "joga"?
"joga" is spelled J-O-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒɔ.gɐ/.
What does "joga" mean?
As a noun, "joga" means: articulação óssea
What words are commonly confused with "joga"?
"joga" is commonly confused with "joy", "jogo", "José". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joga" is /ˈʒɔ.gɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joga" come from?
"joga" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "joga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jack#2,685like#2,734saia#2,750cura#2,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

seca5 variantsbolo5 variantsator5 variantsútil5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list